Mdm Nai'mah Abdul Khalid said she and her two sons would give their full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
IS claims responsibility for minivan blast killing at least three civilians in Afghanistan, second such attack by militant group in a week
This recent attack comes in the wake of the group's claim of responsibility for another explosion on a bus in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, which claimed the lives of at least five individuals.
Exclusive: Iraq seeks quick exit of US forces but no deadline set, PM says
Iraq wants a quick and orderly negotiated exit of US-led military forces from its soil, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said, describing their presence as destabilising amid regional spillover ...
Myanmar’s Wa State Army keeps global tin market guessing
The tin market's fortunes remain beholden to Myanmar's United Wa State Army, which controls one of the world's largest mines.
Thai PM to meet central bank chief after call for interest rate cut
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is set to meet the country's central bank governor on Wednesday, where he is expected to press for an interest rate cut and defend his controversial $14.3 billion ...
Standard Chartered forecasts Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth at 6.7%
“Vietnam continues to offer a promising medium-term outlook ... Inflation and a wide income-spending gap may result in a search-for-yield behaviour and financial instability risks,” Tim said. He ...
Grab’s rival in Vietnam raises $30M
the market leader in Vietnam, Be Group faces rivalry from Indonesia’s GoTo Group which expanded to the country of about 100 million people a few years ago. Be Group said it will use the funds to ...
Bangladesh’s economic growth to slow to 5.6pc in FY24: World Bank
The World Bank has said that Bangladesh’s economic growth would slow to 5.6 per cent in the current financial year of 2023-24. However, the ...
UN: Bangladesh’s inflation comes down to 6.8%
financial sector vulnerabilities, and overall uncertainty. Not only the World Bank, in December 2023 Asian Development Bank (ADB) also cut the growth forecast for Bangladesh's economy to 6.2% for FY24 ...
Sustainable Finance Newsletter – On China, 2 early wins for conservatives
While most U.S. companies' annual shareholder meetings are months away, it is high season for jockeying over what ballot items will appear on corporate proxy statements. The bureaucratic arguments ...